FlyweightContender

Matheus Nicolau

#72

P4P rank

Overall

19-6-1

Record

Age

5'6"

Height

125 lbs

Weight

66"

Reach

Skill axes

Striking77

Wrestling87

Grappling85

Cardio + IQ83

#5 of 16 in Flyweight by overall.

Striking breakdown139 sig. strikes · 11 fights

Head52%

Body31%

Leg17%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights

Lvs Asu AlmabayevDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 5–9Oct 19, 2024Sig 5–9

Lvs Alex PerezKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 10–13Apr 27, 2024Sig 10–13

Lvs Brandon RoyvalKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 2–13Apr 15, 2023Sig 2–13

Wvs Matt SchnellKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 19–14 · 0:11 ctrl · 1 KDDec 3, 2022Sig 19–14 · 0:11 ctrl · 1 KD

Wvs David DvorakDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 6–12 · 0:02 ctrlMar 26, 2022Sig 6–12 · 0:02 ctrl

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted11 UFC fights · Even competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking8

Adj. wrestling14

Adj. takedown defense94

Strength of schedule36

UFCStats career averages

Sig. strikes landed / min	3.3
Striking accuracy	51%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min	3.0
Striking defense	65%
Takedowns / 15 min	1.2
Takedown accuracy	43%
Takedown defense	90%
Submissions / 15 min	0.8

How the wins come

KO / TKO1

Submission1

Decision5

Finish rate 11% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.

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